TEANECK, N.J. – The FDU Knights (7-4-4, 3-2-1) took on the Mercyhurst Lakers (7-3-4, 4-1-1) resulting in a 3-0 victory.
Kevin Leonhard got the Knights offense started with a dazzling goal in the 24
th minute.
Alex Kryazhev was credited the assist.
Within the next ten minutes, the Knights continued tough work on the pitch keeping good pace and movement that led to a foul on FDU to give them a free kick just outside of the box.
Takuto Nishide took the free kick for the Burgundy and Blue and found Kryazhev to score the second goal of the day in the 33
rd minute.
The Knights opened the second half with a 2-0 lead over the Lakers.
Sophomore
Kiran Treacy-Hind recorded his first collegiate goal in the 81
st minute of the game off a break away attempt that started with
Alex Ferenac. Finding space to move the ball down the field on a pass to
Harrison Hew, Ferenac sent it deep to the box. Hew connected with Treacy-Hind to score the third goal of the afternoon. Ferenac and Hew were credited assists.
The Knights out-shot the Lakers 15-9 with eight shots on goal compared to Mercyhust's two.
Spencer King logged two saves in today's win to record his sixth shutout of the year.
"Great performance today from our guys," said head coach
Jaymee Highcock. "The first 45 minutes was some of the best soccer that I have seen on this field. In the 2nd half we showed some good defensive actions and caught them on the counterattack a few times. Mercyhurst are an extremely talented team, and we played a great game against them. Our defensive shape was really good, and we showed some real quality in the final 1/3. Today's win was for Gab and we will continue to finish conference play strong."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Knights will return to action on Thursday, October 31 to face Howard on the road. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. and you can stream all the action on NEC Front Row.
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